the invention relates to a tool (1) for surgical suture in the minimally invasive surgery, especially einzelport surgery, with a port (p) at a site (o) zuf u00fchrbaren greifeinrichtung (3) with pliers (4) within a surgical needle (n) the distal end (5) and a device (6) for operating the pliers (4) at the proximal end (7).and a nadelhalterkupplung (2) for such an instrument (1).to facilitate the surgical n u00e4hens in minimally invasive surgery is a port (p) einf u00fchrbare nadelhalterkupplung (2), which nadelhalterkupplung (2) the greifeinrichtung (3) umh u00fcllendes pipe (9) includesat the distal end (10) of the arm (4) of the greifeinrichtung (3) beabstandete device (10) for holding the surgical needle (n) is arranged.